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General Motors initiated a recall on Feb. 13, saying a faulty ignition switch could partially turn off certain vehicles while they were being driven. But employees of the company, we note, knew about the defect as early as 2004. Naturally, the question arises: Why did it take the auto maker a decade to recall 1.6 million vehicles for faulty ignitions now linked to 13 deaths? Late Monday, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said it would launch an investigation into the slow recall, even...